Cardinals sign first-round pick Deone Bucannon

The Cardinals selected the big-hitting strong safety out of Washington State with the 27th overall selection in last month's draft after Arizona traded down from the No. 20 spot, getting New Orleans' first-round pick and a third-round selection.

The contract is worth $7.7 million, including a $3.9 million signing bonus to be paid in increments of $981,000 over each of the four years. A total of $6.9 million is guaranteed because he gets the first three years' salary under NFL rules. The contract includes a fifth year team option.

Bucannon is the highest drafted player from Washington State since Seattle took cornerback Marcus Trufant at No. 11 in 2003.